The brioche-like batter went through the motions...and there was lots of motions. I can't imagine making this without the KitchenAid mixer (and I know there are some TWD bakers who did! My arms are off to you!) When you have to let the dough mix for 10 minutes, my machine was shaking more than the wall clock in a honeymoon suite.

I began Sunday afternoon and felt like I was slapping dough for hours on end. In order to bring this into work, I set the alarm for 2:30 am so I could pop it into the pan and let it go through the final rise. As I was padding through the dark house, I came to really appreciate bakers and the time they spend making bread! Went back to bed and woke up to a nicely risen dough! A quick pop in the oven and voila! Kugelhopf!

I didn't have a Kugelhopf pan (just can't add more hardware to the shelves) so I used my pretty Bundt pan. It presents a mean lemon cake (here) and pound cake (here).

I followed Dorie's recipe but subbed dried blueberries for the raisins. Recently, the nice folks at Oh Nuts! offered me some dried fruits and nuts, and they sent me some delicious dried blueberries, pine & mac nuts. They are really glorious. I have lots of plans for these ingredients and will write more about them soon! Be sure to check out Oh Nuts! - they have several storefronts in New York but offer everything yummy through mail order.

Check out the other Tuesdays with Dorie bakers and the different ingredients they put into their bread! Next week, rice pudding! Oh yes!

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It's gorgeous - and looks like it has the perfect crumb! I liked this - in spite of the challenges in making it. I watched that ATK episode where they made the lemon cake; good to know it was as good as it looked on TV. (With all my bundt pans, I need more bundt cake recipes!) And that apple and pear buckle...ooh. I'm making THAT asap.

Beautiful job - your kugelhopf looks delicious! I like the idea of dried blueberries in this (maybe with some grated lemon peel?). I'm super impressed that you work up in the middle of the night to get it rising - talk about dedication!

That bundt pan is so nice and tall and beautiful - it's perfect for the kugelhopf. Yours looks amazing, and I am beyond impressed that you got up in the night for the second rise. Now, that's dedication!Nancy

EGAD!!! 2:30. I thought 5 was dedicated. Looks like it was good. I almost used dried blueberries, but wasn't sure if they would work so used cranberries. Thanks! NOw I know they do. Very Nice! Love your bundt. Is it Christmas trees!

Great job. It looks like it came out beautifully. And I admire the fact that you got up that early to get it started. I don't think I've ever tried dried blueberries, but they look good. Obviously, I'm missing out!

What a beautiful Kugelhopf! I was reading Reinhart's bread book, Crust and Crumb, and he makes a comment that this is a great bread to have on hand when company drops by. How's could this possibly be a bread to just have on hand? My hat is off to you for getting up at 2:30 to get the dough rising.

Yours looks beautiful! I'm with you -- I can't imagine doing this without the Kitchen Aid. I'm so impressed with the fact that you set your alarm for 2:30 to transfer this to the pan! For me, that's right up there with mixing this up without a KA!

How funny! When I saw that you made this with blueberries, I thought of my own gift from Oh! Nuts and then I got to the part where you mentioned where you got yours. They are delicious and so great in baked goods. I like them plain too. Your kugelhopf looks absolutely stunning. That really is a beautiful bundt pan.